The isolation of Adelaide (on Kaurna Land in South Australia) and its insular conservatism has its disadvantages for musicians. But it can also be an incubator for bands that are refreshingly out of step with the more traditional music scenes of the east coast. Placement, the new signing for Endless Recordings, is such an act.
Formed by a group of creatives who have all had experience in previous well known projects, Placement have emerged almost fully formed as a post-punk/noise collective. Through a juxtaposition of experimental tunings, dissonance, spoken word and rich vocal harmonies, Placement have quickly build a reputation for their ferocious performance art.
Placement have attracted the attention of Endless Recordings, signing with the label to release their new single ‘Lost Sun’, which leads the band’s EP of the same name.
Malia Wearn (vocals/guitar) on ‘Lost Sun’:
I heard the guitar riff that underpins the song and it instantly made me think of warm hypnotic Australian summer days. I spent many days in my childhood lying on the grass in our backyard lulled by the sun. I wanted the lyrics to tie into the memory of hot summer days, the haze, the lethargy, the pleasure of your body being fully warmed and getting too hot for a brief moment.
The words came out all at once, written in my current Aussie backyard, the first time I put my headphones on to listen to the song after Alex had played it for me on guitar. I wanted the words to invoke the haze and the heat and the lethargy. The way temperature and scents can draw you back through time and connect you with submerged memories.
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